Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-19
A REAL dime NOVEL.
Continued from First Pqge.

MS O'StuIDeIS diDiONlng up, out dow
from the robbers pistol on the head and
az emphatic request fog "Your money,
and that d-n quick" brought
The robbers then proceeded to the berth
just across the aisle OF the car, in which
Mr.. N. \. Beers, an insurance man If
Galveston, was sleeping, and demanded
his money. He handed them So and told
! tie leader that was al he had. The rob-
bers insisted that he had more, and made
him .ske au oath that this amour; was
all he had. He at first pat up Ills left
hand TO take the oath, -but the robbers
commanded him TO
PUT UP THE OTHER HAND.
| Il. L. Armistead, g travelling man of New
| York, next contributed So and saved $40
| by concealiDg it under his bed. They
then proceeded 10 the reXt berth on the
left side OF the car End ordered William
| Newbarger, drummer from New York,
to give up all the. money be had. He
was somewhat slow in complying with
the order end the captain nit him several
| blows over the head, which caused the
blood to flow freely. From this gentle
Man the robbers made valuable haul.
They got SO in cash, four diamond scarf
pins, one collar button with q
diamond set, one diamond ring
aud one diamond stud, the es-
timated value Of the whole
lot $1,000 By this time the entire car
was thoroughly aroused, and the next
berth to be robbed in regular order was
occupied by Colonel GruntOs Of the Mex
can army. When the Mexican officer saw
it WAS his turn next he called out il
Spanish to his lieutenant, Catarino CRUZ, !
hand him Ills pistol. Mrs. White, wife
Of Sheriff White of FL Paso, who occu-
pied the opposite section with her hus- /
band, heard the Mexican officer call for
his pistol, and taking in me /
situation, implored MIN in Spanish /
not to use his pistol e.
there were too many of the robbers The |
roooers probably did not understand .
what was being said in Spanish, but they .
saw the lieutenant searching as if for his .
weapon, so they gave him severe club
bling over the head and went On with the
robbing. They took Sill the money the
Mexican officers had, which was $500.
At this moment the conductor informed
the robbers thst
\ TRAIN FROM THE WEST
was about due there and that it would be
necessary for him TIC send back and flag
unless tney (the robbers desired the train
to be run into and everybody IN
the Pullman killed. The robbers said it
was not their wish to have anybody killed,
and at once left the car and told the
trainmen they could pull out. There
we're four passengers on the Pullman
VINO were not mOlested, the robbers
leaving before they were reached in
regular turn. They were, Sheriff J. K
White and wife Of Ell PaSO, a. J. Beach OF
Palatka, Fla, and Lionel HOhenthsl OF
San Antonio, The robbers detained the
train men Gbout an our in effect
ing the robbery, and when the
train men were told TO pull
out they did SO with the greatest possible
dispatch. When the train arrived at
SChulenberg the officers we're notified end
the Sheriff and posse with bIoodhounds
started in pursuit. The train reached
this city on time-6 s. N and most OF
the passengers on the Pullman disem-
5arked here. Your reporter interviewed
several of them. The first one approached q
was Mr, Lon Meyer, who travels for L.
q. Strobe & Co. Of Cincinnati. j
Mr.. Meyer said: "The first thing l
knew rough fellow stuck 2 pistol IL my c
ace and told me TO give him
quick. | saw at once that the train was
n the hands OF robbers, and | put my l
land under my pillow to pull out my
yest, and while doing this l slipped nv e.
watch out and left it under the pillow |
sved my watch, but they got all The
money l haf, $500. b
Mr.. Robert L. Armistesd, who travels S
or Haben, BrusseIl & Co. of New York, II
md 8 passenger in the Pullman, was Il
.lso seen by your correspondent.
was aroused by the loud talE- y
no end swearing in the forward end Of Z
he car and sitter listening u White ftssad- Il
zed that the train was being robbed. N il
ook my pants, put 500 iW the wStch4
'ocket ard the rest OF my money aboutf
$4,000 l concealed between s the
Mating. put the bantsS under q
ny pillow and lay down :,
s if asleep. Pretty soon the robbers, "
aving the conductor in tow, came to my =,
erth, The leader stuck q pistol in nv =
ace and said; "Give rae your money q,
ow, and that damn quick" E'pulIeGfs 3
ut my pants from un'aes taa piuo$ y
nd took the m0ney'Sahd gafe y
10 them. They demanded more money, ~
at protested that that was all / MAD -
hey then said they would go through u
~ satchel, but l told them that IL was
othiDg but a sample case. iOh, then
on are one of those damn drummeTs, 81
re ycu?" said the captain of the robbers.
l know you have q bigger wad inaD pe
MS" l then saw Il was necessary for or
lie TO DO some good talking If | saved my Or
atchel and my head, SO | protested 50
irnestly: 81 haven't got any more ho
oney," L said TO him, "but I az
ave flask of the best whisky you ever h.
rank. "No, thank you" he replied, 30
re are Prohibitiolists" The leader ~
i'll insisted that l must give up more -
oBey, so l concluded to turn the tables y,
4 him, and asked him to give me back g.
e change il silver he had taken from my M
5ckets. He replied that they were not -gi
wing any change tonight, and with tcat w.
icy passed on. 9,
Mr.. Z. Hohentha!, now OF San Antonio, oh
rmerly of this city, was also inter 20
ewed. 81 was quite lucky" said he, : ~
Tor yesterday morning 1 went -
the agent in San Antonio
q told him | wanted berth near the bo
inter- Of the car reserved. Somehow ~
e agent forgot TO have the birth re- ~ ~
rved, and had TO take a resr section -
So over G1e trucks. this IS all that
we'd me from being ROBBED.
was IN the section Just
the rear of the one occupied by the
exican officers. They we're just getting Sp'
ady TO come to my berth when the con
ctor told them train was then due pr(
4 they were liable to be killed if Tn
gman was not sent back at once You vii